Police yesterday identified the woman's body, which was found on a private beach near Tangoio on New Year's day.
Detective Sergeant Darren Pritchard said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the 38-year-old Napier woman's death.
A vehicle belonging to her had been located on Napier's beach front Marine Parade.
The woman - believed to be of Maori or Polynesian ethnicity - was found on a private beach on Sunday afternoon wearing tight blue jeans and a black bra.
The Napier resident who found her body said it had been "a shock".